Prochaetodermatidae

Prochaetodermatidae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Caudofoveata
Order:	Chaetodermatida
Family:	Prochaetodermatidae; Salvini-Plawen, 1969
Genera
	Chevroderma Scheltema, 1985; Claviderma Scheltema & Ivanov, 2000; Dacryomica Ivanov & Scheltema, 2004; Lonchoderma Salvini-Plawen, 1992; Niteomica D. Ivanov, 1996; Prochaetoderma Thiele, 1902; Spathoderma Scheltema, 1985;

The Prochaetodermatidae are a family of small worm-shaped (<1 cm) chaetoderm molluscs. The burrowing organisms lack a true foot; they have a large pair of jaws and a small radula, comprising a dozen rows of paired teeth. They are known from around the globe, except in polar regions, and inhabit ocean depts of 50 m to the deepest depths trawled.^[1]

References edit

^ Scheltema, A. H. (1985). "The Aplacophoran Family Prochaetodermatidae in the North American Basin, including Chevroderma n. g. and Spathoderma n. g. (Mollusca; Chaetodermomorpha)". Biological Bulletin. 169 (2): 484–529. doi:10.2307/1541497. JSTOR 1541497. PMID 29314917.

[Scheltema1985-1] Scheltema, A. H. (1985). "The Aplacophoran Family Prochaetodermatidae in the North American Basin, including Chevroderma n. g. and Spathoderma n. g. (Mollusca; Chaetodermomorpha)". Biological Bulletin. 169 (2): 484–529. doi:10.2307/1541497. JSTOR 1541497. PMID 29314917.

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